Geometric morphometric analysis of the use of mandibular gonial eversion in sex determination

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-43

  Oettle A C ^a   Pretorius, E ^a   Steyn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEX DETERMINATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149193389     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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